Events & Interviews
Thurs Jan. 16, 2020
5:30 – 8:00 PM
AT PEACE: A Practical Guide to End-of-Life Decisions
Houston, TX
Presentation at The Jung Center / Community for Conscious Aging
“Dr. Harrington was given a standing ovation. The enthusiasm of the sold-out crowd was palpable. He is a clear, relatable, and knowledgeable speaker and was extremely easy to work with.” – Maryann Tebbe, Community for Conscious Aging
Tues Feb. 12, 2019
all day
B.U. School of Public Health Symposium on Death and Dying
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018
Private Event
Milwaukee Estate Planning Forum
Helping Elderly Clients Make Better End-of-life Decisions
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018
La Grua Center
Stonington, CT
Lecture: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018
Dept. of Medicine Grand Rounds
Bridgeport-Yale Hospital
How Medical Specialists Can Help Elderly Patients Make Better End-of-Life Decisions
With daughter Dr. Eliza Myers, neonatologist
Thursday, April 5, 2018
12 noon
Private Event
Yale-New Haven Hospital / Yale School of Medicine
Acute Care Surgery Fellow Lecture Series
“Your talk was fantastic—personal, professional, and academic; in short, masterful!”
– Linda Maerz MD, Medical Director Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Tue, Mar 20, 2018
10:30 am
Author Talk at Key West Public Library (Studios of Key West)
533 Eaton Street
Key West, FL 33040
Limited seating.
Wed, Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm
Author Talk at Seattle Public Library (Microsoft Auditorium)
In conversation with Mary Ann Gwinn, former Books Editor of Seattle Times
This event was recorded as a podcast. Listen here.
Tue, Mar 20, 2018
10:30 am
Key West Public Library – Studios of Key West
533 Eaton Street
Key West, FL 33040
Limited seating.
Tue, Mar 6, 2018
Private Event
Washington D.C.
Thurs Feb. 22, 2018
7:30 pm
Author Talk to Washington Women’s Foundation
At Northwest Film Forum in Seattle
With Karen Maeda Allman, Elliott Bay Books
Interviews
A Good Death After a Good Life
YOU The Owners Manual Podcast
Oftentimes, death sneaks up on people, and they feel unprepared to make end-of-life decisions for either themselves or their loved ones.
Most people say they would like to die quietly at home, yet about 60% of elderly patients die in institutions.
Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life
New Books Network
Through Dr. Samuel Harrington’s own experience with the aging and deaths of his parents and of working with patients, he describes the terminal patterns of the six most common chronic diseases; how to recognize a terminal diagnosis even when the doctor is not clear about it; how to have the hard conversation about end-of-life wishes; how to minimize painful treatments; when to seek hospice care; and how to deal with dementia and other special issues.
Knowledge@Wharton
Knowledge@Wharton is a daily, call-in business interview program, broadcasting live from The Wharton School’s historic Ivy League campus. Host Dan Loney goes behind the headlines with world-renowned Wharton professors, distinguished alumni and expert guests.
Finding Peace at the End
Caregiving Podcast Network
How do we give our carees (and ourselves) peace at end of life? Dr. Samuel Harrington, author of a new book, At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life, joins us to guide us toward a peaceful end.
Samuel Harrington discusses ‘At Peace’
The Seattle Public Library
After working with patients and as a hospice trustee, Dr. Harrington offers a unique perspective on end-of-life planning and care. Harrington will appear in conversation with Mary Ann Gwinn.
Learn more and listen here.
How To Have a Good Death
NPR station KERA: “Think” with Krys Boyd
We all hope to die peacefully at home at a ripe old age. And while many of us are living longer, the end of life has gotten increasingly complicated. Dr. Samuel Harrington joins us to talk about how to have tough conversations about our end-of-life wishes – and about how we can avoid medical intervention when there’s little left to save. (Photo: Sam’s hands visible in sound booth at NPR headquarters in NYC. Crackerjack interviewer Krys Boyd was in Dallas. One of the best interviews he’s done.) Learn more and listen here.
Choosing How We Leave This World
NPR station Jefferson Public Radio
Even the happiest life can end in a hospital bed, lit by fluorescent lights. Which is not how most people say they would like to go. So speak up now, says Dr. Samuel Harrington. Learn more and listen here
The Agewyz Podcast
Episode 128 with Jana Panarites
Dr. Samuel Harrington’s father had a vision of how he wanted to experience the last days of his life. That vision led Dr. Harrington and his sisters to help their father make end-of-life decisions based on the exit strategy he wanted. It also inspired Harrington’s new book. Learn more and listen here.
Does talking about death interest you?
NBC affiliate Maine News Center: 207
At Peace covers the subject that many of us don’t want to talk about: death. Through his experience of being a doctor for many decades and watching his parents (die), he decided to write a book to better inform the rest of us on how to make end-of-life decisions.
Watch the TV interview here.
